Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-004:
Trillium lanceolatum FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium lanceolatum
COMMON NAME:
Lanceleaf Trillium, Narrowleaf Trillium
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JK Marlow jkm100313_024
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Sepals abruptly deflexed between and below the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
Ed Pivorun ebp090404_5006
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
Sepals abruptly spreading to reflexed, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
Bill Sharpton gws1550_a
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves borne in a descending or drooping manner, per Weakley's Flora.
Harry Davis hld1550_crw_0005
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Petals stiffly erect, extremely narrow; stamens arched over ovary, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
JK Marlow jkm180408_248
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Stems purple below, green above, 10-30 cm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm080507_013
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves mottled, sessile, narrowly elliptic, 2-3" long, rarely > 1" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-004:
Trillium lanceolatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium lanceolatum